My lady, don't be angry. I'm letting you touch my big tail.

Joey quickly looked in the mirror.

"Hua Ran, hey, hey, I said stop, stop crying, the cracks in the mirror are widening."

Hua Ran choked back tears as she said, "You actually care about a broken mirror, and you treat me like a watchdog... You're not even as good as a dog god. At least a dog god eats shit, but a watchdog can't even get to eat shit..."

Hua Ran cried even harder.

Then the Demon Mirror couldn't withstand the pressure and shattered.

Without a second thought, Hua Ran pulled Qiao Yi into her arms.

"Wife master!"

The mirror shattered into dust during the explosion and disappeared completely.

In Qiao Yi's consciousness space, the system said, "Just a moment ago, Hua Ran's yin energy rose too quickly, and the Demon Mirror couldn't withstand it, so it destroyed itself."

"It's like I did all that work and all I got was a disposable item, shit!"

The system hesitated for a moment.

"That's not quite right. This item has simply been damaged and returned to the system. It can still be obtained by completing tasks. However, there's a period of time during which you can only do tasks again, and the tasks are no longer mandatory."

Joey paused for a moment, then immediately replied, "It's not a mandatory task? Then it's really good that it's so bad!"

In reality, Hua Ran kept checking on Qiao Yi to see if she was alright.

Joey let out a breath.

I came to my senses completely.

"No matter what your original form is, I like you. I've said it before, even if you're a stinky catfish..."

Hua Ran reached out and pinched Qiao Yi's cheek.

"Can't you just stop mentioning that stinky catfish?!"

"Okay, then I'll keep it short: I love you, I only love you, and I love no one but you."

Hua Ran immediately fell silent.

She held back her tears.

Her tear-streaked face was turned to one side, and the tip of her nose was still red.

He held it in for a long time before finally speaking.

"I'm sorry... I'm sorry, my wife. I feel so strange. I'm always so anxious and insecure, afraid that you don't love me anymore... I don't know why..."

Joey felt that although his glistening tears were beautiful, they were not suitable to appear on his face.

So she leaned in and kissed away the tear.

“It’s okay. I’m different from other women in this world. It doesn’t matter if you’re insecure, because you can always see me when you turn around. I think you’ll gradually stop feeling insecure.”

Hua Ran trembled, covered her mouth, and opened her foxy, alluring eyes wide.

Tears welled up in her eyes.

“My wife… I will try my best… I won’t panic anymore. I will always remind myself that my dear wife is very strong…”

Joey smiled and pinched his chin.

That very evening, Hua Ran admitted her mistake.

She carried a basin of water to wash Qiao Yi's feet and also massaged her shoulders and legs.

He even lay on the bed and let Joey hit him.

Regardless of whether Qiao Yisheng was angry or not, he was determined to compensate her.

"My lady, come here, I won't call you!"

Joey touched his head and left the room.

Clap your hands to attract everyone's attention.

"Hua Ran and I are going out for a while."

Qiao Yi took out some money and gave it to Old Man Qiao, saying, "Father, here's some money for you. Don't suffer. I'll check when I get back to see if all the money has been spent."

Old Man Qiao was wearing a coat, his black hair was loose, and his eyes were full of concern.

"Yiyi, is it... is it absolutely necessary to go? Then you must be careful!"

He thought for a moment, then picked up Qiao Dawan and said, "I will take good care of this child, don't worry."

Joey looked at Inugami and said, "Come with us."

The dog god stroked his thick, black braid and said in a low voice, "I'm not leaving, and I don't want to be with either of you."

Joey frowned. "Don't you want to hear anything about your sister?"

Inugami was taken aback, his almond-shaped eyes widening instantly.

Hua Ran snorted from the side, but still clung to Qiao Yi's arm.

Then Joey took out a small bottle, about the size of her palm, and deliberately wiped the Taotie's face before placing it at the highest point.

"Father, this is what I use to protect you when I'm not here. It contains my saliva, enough to deter even gods and ghosts."

Taotie felt a tingling sensation on his face where the brush had been.

Rather than saying this is for warding off ghosts, it's more accurate to say it's for warding off him!

He couldn't even get close to Old Man Qiao if he even had the thought of eating him.

Taotie glared angrily at Joey, but was met with only a disdainful expression.

And Hua Ran's laughter.

"Ha~"

The following day, Joey and Hanazon, along with Inugami, left at dawn.

It took more than ten days of driving northeast before a red circle appeared on the system's map.

Yunxian Village is located in a very remote area; they had to cross two mountains to reach the village.

They were afraid that some spirits or monsters might discover that they were different from ordinary people, and that they truly walked entirely on foot.

Furthermore, Joey used a talisman to seal away the yin energy of the flower dye.

Hua Ran pouted and complained.

"My lady... my legs hurt so much... like two mountains... my legs feel like they're going to break..."

"I'll give you a massage once we find a place to rest."

Hua Ran turned her head away, revealing a sly, fox-like smile.

Joey asked again, "Which leg? Don't use that leg to push yourself, walk close to me."

Hua Ran coughed and quickly leaned her whole body over him.

"Two legs~"

Inugami watched from the side, his face extremely sour.

When they arrived at the village entrance, Hua Ran's plan to rest immediately fell through.

At midday, they didn't see a single person.

"So...they're all dead?"

The dog god standing nearby said, "There are living people."

Hua Ran then tried her best to stick out her little nose.

"As if you can't smell it! I can smell the living people too, my lady. Although there are living people here, they lack vitality. It seems like they are all old people."

Inugami had no intention of competing.

He doesn't like Joey!

A short while later, the door of a house near the village entrance opened.

An old woman emerged; she was hunchbacked, aged, and withered.

Joey quickly called out.

"Grandma, we are just some strangers who have wandered in by mistake. We would like to ask to stay for the night."

The old woman kept walking forward, seemingly oblivious to what was happening.

Joey called out again, "Grandma! Grandma!"

Only then did the old woman turn around.

It turns out he was simply hard of hearing and couldn't hear anything.

However, the old lady was very easy to talk to and agreed to let them stay for one night.

They also prepared meals for them.

A short while later, another, even older woman came in carrying rice.

Hua Ran held Qiao Yi's hand and asked softly.

"My lady... if I slowly become like them, with wrinkles all over my face... would you still want to be with me?"

Here we go again, I'm constantly worried.

But Joey wasn't annoyed at all.

After all, whenever Hua Ran was feeling uneasy, he probably didn't even realize that his red lips would slightly part and his foxy, alluring eyes would widen a little, making him look very beautiful.

"willing."

Because by then, Joey might have turned to ashes, since even though Hua Ran died, her soul seemed to live on as if she had a physical body.

The system wanted to complain, "Are you allergic to romance, my darling!"

As a result, it became alert first.

"Baozi, similar positioning systems can be detected here! This means that..."